Modelling the relationships between transport poverty and social disadvantage
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Institute for Transport Studies
Abstract
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Publications
Di Ciommo F
(2014)
Evaluating the equity effects of road-pricing in the European urban context - The Madrid Metropolitan Area
in Applied Geography
Lucas K
(2014)
Policies for social inclusion in transportation: An introduction to the special issue
in Case Studies on Transport Policy
Khreis H
(2017)
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
in Environment international
Lucas K
(2018)
Editorial for special issue of European transport research review: transport poverty and inequalities
in European Transport Research Review
Khreis H
(2016)
The health impacts of traffic-related exposures in urban areas: Understanding real effects, underlying driving forces and co-producing future directions
in Journal of Transport & Health
Pangbourne K
(2015)
Transport Geography Research Group at the 2014 RGS-IBG conference
in Journal of Transport Geography
Lucas K
(2016)
Transport poverty and its adverse social consequences
in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport
Stanley J
(2014)
Workshop 6 Report: Delivering sustainable public transport
in Research in Transportation Economics
Mejia-Dorantes L
(2014)
Public transport investment and local regeneration: A comparison of London?s Jubilee Line Extension and the Madrid Metrosur
in Transport Policy
Mattioli G
(2017)
Transport poverty and fuel poverty in the UK: From analogy to comparison
in Transport Policy
| Description | The research looked at different ways to mathematically model the relationship between transport poverty and social disadvantages. It found that the standard models and datasets traditionally used by transport policymakers could readily be adapted to identify these influence of a lack of transport on people's trip making patterns. This could be found at the national and local level of analysis. However, when people on low incomes live in close proximity to good public transport services and a range of different economic and social opportunities, they appear to adopt the same trip making patterns as their counterparts in the average population. Recent analysis using GWR techniques has found that local environmental factors are highly influential in determining why people do or don't travel, especially the density of the walking network and availability of bus services. |
| Exploitation Route | They have led to several publications and have also contributed to workshops and teaching sessions for an EU COST Action project TU1209 on Transport Equity Assessment. They are currently being used in a further proposal in this same area of social research in transport, but focusing this time on future transport technologies and mobility landscapes to 2040, which is currently being prepared for submission to the EPSRC |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice,Transport |
| URL | https://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/research/featured-projects/transportpoverty/ |
| Description | The research collaboration has led to further work for the Welsh Government to undertake a social assessment of the A465 road by-pass project in South Wales. It has also led to a secondment to Highways England for Lucas to act as an advisor to the Community Impacts Team for the Lower Thames Crossing project funded through Arcadis consultancy. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Transport |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | International study visit |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Sydney |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Australia |
| Start | 11/2014 |
| End | 12/2014 |
| Description | Social assessment of A465 road bypass project |
| Amount | £96,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Title | Merseyside model |
| Description | The model geographically weights the travel behaviours of individuals at the micro-scale of their local neighbourhoods. The dataset is specific to Merseyside but the model could be adapted for use within any local area where there is suitable data available. |
| Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - human |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | None as yet, e are waiting to publish the results at present. |
| URL | https://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/research/featured-projects/transportpoverty/ |
| Title | Transport equity model |
| Description | The method is designed to identify the effect of income and other social indicators on travel behavioural outcomes |
| Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - human |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | It is being use by a local transport authority to assess the equity effects of its future policies |
| Title | GWR local travel model for Merseyside |
| Description | Using local travel diary data the GWR model allocates trips to neighbourhood areas, so as to determine local environmental factors in the recorded travel behaviour outcomes |
| Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | As yet none, but it will be used by the local authority |
| Description | Australian study visit |
| Organisation | University of Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We have collaborated on the analysis for a joint academic article |
| Collaborator Contribution | They undertook the transport modelling components of the analysis |
| Impact | We have produced 2 conference papers and are currently in the process of amending a journal article |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Marie Curie International Researcher Exchange Programme |
| Organisation | University of Concepcion |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a researcher exchange project which involved several early career researcher placements which I mentored during their stay |
| Collaborator Contribution | They provided expertise on transport modelling methods |
| Impact | There have been a number of collaborative research papers some of which are still awaiting publication |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Marie Curie International Researcher Exchange Programme |
| Organisation | University of Ghent |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a researcher exchange project which involved several early career researcher placements which I mentored during their stay |
| Collaborator Contribution | They provided expertise on transport modelling methods |
| Impact | There have been a number of collaborative research papers some of which are still awaiting publication |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | TEA COST Action |
| Organisation | Technical University of Madrid |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Presentations and research information to 3 research into policy workshops: 1 in Haifa, Israel; 1 in Madrid, Spain and 1 in Paris, France |
| Collaborator Contribution | As above |
| Impact | 3 workshop reports, 1 literature review report, 1 journal publication |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | University of Concepcion, Chile |
| Organisation | University of Concepcion |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | New Marie Curie IRSES award leading to a programme of international study visits, co-supervison of research students, researcher exchange visits, joint conference and seminar events |
| Collaborator Contribution | Researcher exchanges, research assistance, joint research dissemination activities with policy makers |
| Impact | Several publications are currently in development. There have also been 2 policy maker dissemination events one in Chile and one in Belgium. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | University of Concepcion, Chile |
| Organisation | University of Ghent |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | New Marie Curie IRSES award leading to a programme of international study visits, co-supervison of research students, researcher exchange visits, joint conference and seminar events |
| Collaborator Contribution | Researcher exchanges, research assistance, joint research dissemination activities with policy makers |
| Impact | Several publications are currently in development. There have also been 2 policy maker dissemination events one in Chile and one in Belgium. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Presenting study results to academics and policymakers University of Sydney |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk led to an invitation to three further meetings with policymakers from different sectors of Transport for New South Wales and Health New South Wales To soon to comment |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | TEA COST Action |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The 2 workshop with policymakers from Tel Aviv and Rotterdam resulted in revisions to their local transport plans Led to an invitation to contribute to their future research and city planning exercises |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.teacost.eu |
| Description | Transport modeller group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Seminar with key academics and policmakers involved in transport modelling activities in the UK Further interaction with transport modelers in UK, Chile and Australia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | World Transport Conference 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion and lead to a further research collaboration After the talk I was invited to join a group of people to submit a proposal to the EU for a COST Action on Transport Equity assessment which was subsequently successful |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |